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This year's Best General Visual & Performing Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Region ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in visual arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general visual & performing arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general visual & performing arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Visual Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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Check out the visual arts programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Azusa Pacific University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Far Western US Region that are best for non-traditional general visual & performing arts students. Located in the large suburb of Azusa, Azusa Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Azusa Pacific also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Azusa Pacific is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,851 students take at least one class online at Azusa Pacific. There are roughly 2,771 part time students in attendance at Azusa Pacific.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Azusa Pacific University
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to California State University - San Marcos. CSUSM is a large public school located in the large suburb of San Marcos. CSUSM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 8,464 students take at least one class online at CSUSM. 3,222 of CSUSM students are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Oregon State University. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Oregon State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. 10,888 of Oregon State students are exclusively distance learners. 10,920 students are part time.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Oregon State University
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - San Diego. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCSD has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCSD is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,222 students take at least one class online at UCSD. 1,605 of UCSD students are attending part time.
Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at University of California - San Diego
Our rankings recognize Southern Oregon University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Southern Oregon University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Ashland. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Oregon University, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.6%. There are approximately 1,744 students at Southern Oregon University that take at least one class online. About 2,427 of the students at Southern Oregon University are attending part time.
Full General Visual & Performing Arts at Southern Oregon University Report
